Barack Obama will be spending ten days over Christmas and New Year's at a $8.9 million estate in Hawaii at a rate of at least $4000 per night, according to ABC News. Obama spent last Christmas there as well when he was president-elect.

As the American people are still caught in the grips of the recession with unemployment running from 10% to 16% and the federal budget blown out with Obama's massive deficit spending, Obama is living like a king with no criticism from the mainstream media.

ABC describes the estate with no mention of the incongruence of Obama's extravagance with the wrecked Christmases of tens of millions of Americans one year in to his failing presidency:

The Obamas' rental property is 7,000 square feet of paradise on the southeastern coast of the island, complete with large open spaces built around a lagoon pool.

...It's also not cheap. Staying in this $8.9 million house, which Zimel has dubbed the "Obama Winter White House," will cost around $4,000 a night. The two houses next door will be occupied by Obama family members and friends.

While ABC News ignores Obama's 'Let them eat cake' attitude, the New York Daily News flat out lies for Obama on his self-indulgent Christmas:

With so many Americans hurting, the White House is smart enough to know that they donít want to flaunt their good fortunes on those who are without...The First Family heads to Hawaii tomorrow for a well-deserved tropical Christmas.

It's good to be the king!

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Rockntractor

12-24-2009, 02:59 AM

He has to have enough room for the servants!

AmPat

12-24-2009, 04:42 PM

He has to have enough room for the servants!

And Michelle's hips.:o

PoliCon

12-24-2009, 04:44 PM

lets not overlook that that is just the cost for the ONE house. The two neighboring are being rented for family - and that's not covering housing for the Secret service.

AmPat

12-24-2009, 05:27 PM

lets not overlook that that is just the cost for the ONE house. The two neighboring are being rented for family - and that's not covering housing for the Secret service.

Does that mean his impoverished African family is being pampered also? (at our expense)?

PoliCon

12-24-2009, 08:55 PM

Does that mean his impoverished African family is being pampered also? (at our expense)?